Archive for November, 2007
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
Fall Colors
Outside my office window is a tree that I stop at least once a day to notice. I have watched it roll through the seasons for a couple of years now. Today, it looks like a funky lollipop, with reddish-amber leaves fringing an inner ring of golden-yellow, and a heart of the remaining pale-green leaves. The sun [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Banal, Image, Pets by chris_engel
Friday, November 16th, 2007
New York, Marathons, Friends, and Architecture
I recently returned from the annual trip to NYC for the marathon. While some folks can’t make it every year, it is a pretty regular group. Kim, David, Dan, and I were this year’s attendees. With all “significant others” being absent, the roster mirrored our first trip up a few years ago. I, as usual, documented [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Friends, Holiday, Image, Photography, Vacations by chris_engel
Monday, November 12th, 2007
Giving Thanks
I was going to write a longish post on appreciating your life and the good things in it. But I’ve decided to simply say that I cannot tell the people in my life how much they mean to me. I am surrounded and supported by the greatest group of friends a man could ask for. [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in Family, Friends by chris_engel
Sunday, November 4th, 2007
Dawn, In the Big City
Our runners are preparing for today’s race as I write this. Five o’clock seems way way too early to be getting up. With dawn still an hour away, and a bloody cold wind outside, I’m not envying them the trip out to Staten Island. The plan, since there are concerns about the ability of buses [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Friends, Photography, Running, Uncategorized, Vacations by chris_engel
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007
City Time
We’re in the city for the weekend, and on day two we’ve spent the morning having Starbucks with Hot & Crusty bagels, and doing home repairs around the apartment for Mr. Potter. New light bulbs, un-squeeked hinges, and new door knobs and clothing hooks are the order of the day. I’m not sure what I’m [...]
